Deaths of Kazimour and Duroe Mark Local Obits
Obituaries note the deaths of 69 year old Richard P. Kazimour of Cedar Rapids and 70 year old Coll R. Duroe of Jesup from Rochester and a local hospital. Services for Kazimour held at St Ludmila's with burial at St Johns. Duroe's service at First Methodist Church Jesup with burial at Cedar Crest Cemetery. Additional notices list multiple other late Cedar Rapids area residents with funeral plans and memorial funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard P. Kazimour
Fruitland Blvd
Cedar Rapids
Avis Martin
Kazimour
Wilson-Sinclair Co
St. Ludmila’s Catholic Church
Kadets
St. George
Robert W. Cizek
St. John’s Cemetery
Janeba-Kuba Funeral Home
St. Ludmila Memorial Fund
Coll R. Duroe
Farmers State Bank
Jesup
Methodist Hospital
Rochester
Minn
Duroe
Alvina
Albert
Susan Dohrmann
Fayette
Linda Billis
Newport Beach
Calif
Louise Todakson
Spencer
William
Charles City
First Methodist Church
Cedar Crest Cemetery
Parker Funeral Home
Carter
Rose E
Janeba-Kuba
William B. Harnish
Plymouth Cemetery
Plymouth
Iowa
Benesh
Nora
Murdoch
Ruth V. Palmer
Wellman
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Atlantic City
N.J
Palmer
Grace Baptist Church
Marion
South English Baptist Church
Primitive Baptist Church
Glenn Palmer
Dan L. Shafer
June Hummell
St. Louis
Robert O. Bradley
Long Beach
Carlton Bradley
Colorado Springs
Colo
Powell Funeral Home
Monona
Augusta F. Cooks
Schultz’s
Guttenberg
Mechanicsville
Perry Russell
Goettsch’s
Anamosa
Marengo
Leona F. Sullivan
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Hoover-Valentine’s. Decorah
Howard Rude
Stevie’s. Manchester
Raymond L. “Celestine” Langer
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Shelly's
Waukon
Clarence Bulman
First Presbyterian Church
Martin's
Belle Plaine
Marvin Konicek
First Lutheran Church
Hrabak’s
Walker
Christopher Brian Sauer
Stephen Sauer
Mason-Harris
Quasqueton
West Branch
Gerald L. Grimm
Bethany Lutheran Church
Greenwood Cemetery
Muscatine
Barker’s
Monticello
Emma Yossi
Peace United Church of Christ
Goettsch's
Kirkwood wins suit over VA benefits for non traditional programs
U.S. District Judge Edward J. McManus ruled the Veterans Administration policy denying full-time benefits to Kirkwood Community College students in non traditional programs unconstitutional. The ruling orders the VA to pay full-time benefits for the summer term and future quarters and accepts Kirkwood's classification of full and part time students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kirkwood Community College
Veterans Administration
U.S
Edward J. McManus
Kirkwood
McManus
Carpenter
University of Iowa
Pundt Attacks Linn County Attorney Record
Campaign remarks by Republican candidate Dick Pundt accuse Linn County Attorney of failing prosecutions and high acquittal rates. He cites three recent felony acquittals in arson theft and assault and blames inadequate screening and unprepared staff. Incumbent Eugene Kopecky is named as the Democratic target.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Pundt
Linn County
Optimist Club
Pundt
Linn County Attorney’s Office
Eugene Kopecky
Fire damages camper and truck in Mount Vernon Road area
West Bertram fire officials investigate possible arson after a camper and truck valued at $8,000 burn in the 6900 block of Mount Vernon Road SE. Owner Robert W. Colony of 1506 Hamilton St. SW reported the blaze at 12:02 a.m. via CB radio. investigators will sift through ashes to determine the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bertram
Mount Vernon Road
John Stewart
Robert W. Colony
Hamilton St
Colony
Stewart
IDOT Plans One Way Street Reworks Near I 380
The Iowa Department of Transportation will reopen several downtown streets near Interstate 380 with mainly one way changes. John Smythe says the moves may begin Monday if possible. F Avenue becomes westbound from First Street NE to Ellis Boulevard NW and the 5 in 1 bridge helps carry westbound traffic.
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Iowa Department of Transportation
John Smythe
IDOT
F Avenue
First Street
Ellis Boulevard
E Avenue
Third Street
B Avenue
First Avenue
City Hall
Hostage standoff ends as gunmen surrender after talks
Supporters warn extradition could kill him while Ivan relays pleas to release the hostages. Deputy Superintendent Victor Vrdolyak, speaking Serbo Croatian, helped persuade the gunmen to surrender. Chicago police say all hostages are safe and unharmed after the standoff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivan
Stjepan
Victor Vrdolyak
Vrdoljak
Chicago
David Mozee
Croatian Gunmen Seize Hostages at Consulate
Police evacuateCroatians at the scene after a consulate siege in West Germany ended with no injuries. FBI says bomb threat proved harmless as suspects Bozo Kalava and Milo Kodzoman face charges under the Protection of Foreign Officials statute. Kalava from San Francisco and Kodzoman from Chicago, both Yugoslav-born, held eight hostages with six still confined at press time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FBI
George Mandich
Bozo Kalava
Milo Kodzoman
Kalava
San Francisco
Kodzoman
Chicago
Mandich
Yugoslavia
Ray case delays as lawyers press for documents and notes
The hearings feature Percy Foreman pressing for all investigative reports and Ray demanding his handwritten notes to aid recollection. Mark Lane accuses Rep. Louis Stokes of misleading the public as the committee compiles evidence on Ray’s alleged stalking of Martin Luther King Jr. and a bank robbery fingerprint match.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray
Mark Lane
Lane
Louis Stokes
D-Ohio
Stokes
Martin Luther King Jr
Memphis
Los Angeles
Atlanta
King
West
Georgia
Los Angeles Herald-Examiner
Wen
Dr. King
London
FBI
Mystery river creatures seen near Annandale bystanders
Kyker described a large animal sighting in the bay area while Merriner said the institute will question him. The Smoots at their summer cottage near Ryker’s home reported three more creatures heading upriver. They compared them to self propelled logs and said they moved fast leaving wakes as they vanished underwater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kyker
Myrtie Smoot
Annandale
Ryker
Smoots
C. Phillip Stemmer
Stemmer
Mary Lewis
Virginia Electric Power Co
Potomac
Potluck and Meetings for local groups announced
Potluck by World War I veterans Barracks 695 and auxiliary scheduled Sunday at 1 p.m. at Memorial Coliseum with meeting following. Odds and End Club meets Monday at 9 30 a.m. at Bishop Cafeteria. Edward Burrell of the city Water Department to present a film or slide program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memorial Coliseum
Bishop
Edward Burrell
City Water Department
Classified Ad Highlights and Notices
Small ads appear with notices and offers. Listings include item sales job opportunities and personal notices. The compact page reflects local commerce and community updates from the period.
Ray reappoints Thomas to state historical board
Mount Vernon man Richard H. Thomas is among four named to three year terms on the Historical Records Advisory Board by Gov. Robert Ray. Thomas, 47, is a history professor and Cornell College chaplain, and chairs the state historical board. Other appointees include Joyce Giaquinta Iowa City Arthur G Hielkema Orange City and Thomas T Thalken rural Iowa City. Thalken directs the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library in West Branch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Vernon
Richard H. Thomas
Historical Records Advisory Board
Robert Ray
Thomas
Cornell College
Terrace Hill Authority
State Historical Board
Joyce Giaquinta
Iowa City
Arthur G. Hielkema
Orange City
Thomas T. Thalken
Thalken
Herbert Hoover
West Branch
Lauretta Emerson Charged With Drunk Driving
A charge of drunk driving was filed early today against Lauretta Marie Emerson 40 of 2131 Carolina Drive NE. Emerson was arrested at 1230 a.m. in the 2200 block of Brookland Drive NE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lauretta Marie Emerson
Carolina Drive
Emerson
Brookland Drive
Energy bill in Senate faces filibuster risk over cost
The energy bill remains stalled as liberal opponents threaten a filibuster in the Senate despite earlier bipartisan approval in both chambers. Conferees split over a final draft, delaying passage as President Carter calls Congress to act on a key inflation and trade balance measure. Also noted is Angela Davis being added to the FBI’s 10 most-wanted list on this date in 1970.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Congressional
Carter
Congress
Angela Davis
FBI
Eastern bloc declares exclusive Danube control
Thirty years ago Eastern Europe's communist bloc voted itself exclusive control over the Danube river, signaling a bold assertion of regional authority and shifting river management dynamics among states in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Communist Bloc
Danube River
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U.S. District Court
Norman Carpenter
Wayne State University
Michigan
Wayne State
Monroe
West Germany
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Werner Icksadt
Percy Foreman
Raoul
Chessie
Smoot
Potomac River Fisheries Commission
Jones Park
Hiawatha City
Robins Road
Daws
Clymer Roads
Daws Road
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Sertoma
Izaak Walton
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